Due Diligence in Commercial Property Sales: Seller and Buyer Concerns
Liens, Title Restrictions, Zoning, ADA Compliance, Environmental Issues
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will answer concerns that real estate counsel must consider when representing buyers and sellers in real estate transactions. The panel will address both the most common issues that buyers face and the issues that sellers often overlook, in order to minimize liabilities.
Outline
- Due diligence from buyer perspective
- Title searches
- Easements
- Covenants
- Municipal lien searches
- Zoning and permitting
- Timing issues for closing
- Tax and insurance
- Lease
- Subordination and attornment
- Title searches
- Due diligence from seller perspective
- Premises liability
- Third-party contractors
- Entitlements
- Zoning
- Permitting
- Restricted use
- Construction liens
- Premises liability
Benefits
The panel will review these and other important topics:
- What considerations should a buyer have when entering a real estate transaction?
- What jurisdictions require a municipal lien search?
- How is zoning and permitting issues different for buyers and sellers
- What considerations should a seller have when entering a real estate transaction?
- How can liability insurance mitigate the risk of third-party contractors damaging the property?
Faculty
Bruce Feffer
Partner
Scarinci Hollenbeck
Mr. Feffer has 30+ years of experience representing numerous clients in buying, selling, financing and leasing all... | Read More
Mr. Feffer has 30+ years of experience representing numerous clients in buying, selling, financing and leasing all types of properties, including condominiums, houses, factories, warehouses, retail space, and office buildings. He represents real estate developers, construction firms, property management companies, co-op corporations, condominium associations, and residential and commercial building owners and tenants. Mr. Feffer also serves as general legal counsel to private corporations and not-for-profit organizations, handles commercial transactions, and advises his clients on corporate governance and operations issues. Mr. Feffer is a regular spokesperson and lecturer on legal issues and has conducted classes and seminars for numerous organizations.
CloseLarry N. Woodard
Partner
K&L Gates
Mr. Woodard has experience in virtually every facet of real estate law, representing such diverse clients as Fortune... | Read More
Mr. Woodard has experience in virtually every facet of real estate law, representing such diverse clients as Fortune 500 companies, public and private REITs, family offices, private equity funds, pension funds, developers, regional and national banks, institutional investors, special servicers, institutions of higher education, units of local government, contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, landlords, tenants, condominium associations, property managers, receivers, and real estate brokers across the U.S. He handles complex matters involving multiple parties, properties, and sources of capital in the development, construction, leasing, management, financing, zoning, acquisition, and disposal of their real estate interests. Mr. Woodard’s diverse practice includes virtually all asset classes, such as mixed-use developments, adaptive reuse developments, urban and suburban office complexes, shopping malls and retail centers, hotels and resorts, hospitals, senior housing, master-planned communities, wind and solar farms, and industrial and manufacturing facilities.
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